The case of unsedated screening colonoscopy in the United States

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1354-1356

  Leung, Felix W ^a,b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; UNITED STATES;

COLONOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MASS SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349181840     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.12.234     Document Type: Editorial

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